Dow Corning to be at first OTC Brazil Event
The first Offshore Technology Conference Brazil is scheduled for Oct. 4 – 6, 2011. Dow Corning will be in Rio de Janeiro to display it severe-duty sealants and high-performance specialty lubricants.
Oil well celebrates 150th birthday
McClintock Well No. 1 was drilled in August, 1961 and is the world’s oldest continually producing well.
Emerson chosen as Shell actuator supplier
Shell and Emerson Process Management have signed a five-year Enterprise Framework Agreement that makes Emerson the single-source supplier of on/off valve actuators to Shell and its affiliates.
Check Valves overcome installation hurdles
For some valve manufacturers it’s a struggle to demonstrate proper check valve operation for compressor and pump station applications especially when valves are operated horizontally.
Butterfly valve features unique lug design
Asahi/America, Inc recently expanded its line of valves to include the Type 57IL Isolator Lug butterfly valve. 316 stainless steel lugs are inserted into the valve body during the injection molding process, permanently combining the lugs and valve body into one unit.